Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Julie's Place

What this video is

Released as the lead single heralding Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever's signing to Sub Pop Records in November 2016, 'Julie's Place' arrived at a moment of intense international interest in the Melbourne indie rock scene. The video's radically casual production — born of budget failure and suburban improvisation — became a document of the band's unpretentious ethos and the broader DIY authenticity prized by indie…

Why it matters

A key early document in the mid-2010s Melbourne jangle-pop revival, 'Julie's Place' bridges the lineage of Australian indie rock (Go-Betweens, The Triffids) with contemporary lo-fi aesthetics. The video's DIY suburban simplicity became emblematic of the band's unaffected approach and reinforced…